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What is one way that historians can establish the authenticity of a primary source?

What is one way that historians can establish the authenticity of a primary source?
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What is one way that historians can establish the authenticity of a primary source?

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By comparing the source to other established work from that same time period. If it matches up, then the source is a primary source. Hope I helped!
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